Below are the best articles we could find on Work-Life Balance and motherhood.
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Moms want to do it all, but even when they do it comes at a detriment to their mental health.
My husband is a smart, caring guy. So why was it so hard for him to understand and appreciate how much extra work I was doing to benefit our family and the home—and the eventual burnout effect it was likely to have on me?
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If we want to lift the pressure on American mothers we should look at how black women have been balancing motherhood and work for more than a century
Becoming a mother is one of the most difficult challenges a woman can take on in her life. Whether this happens the “natural” way, with the help of science, or through adoption, being in charge of nurturing another human being is a herculean task to take on.
When Americans think about fixing gender equality, they tend to focus on the workplace. But gender equality for women still lags in another realm: their own houses.
Long leaves are good for both babies and mothers, but extra-long leaves may not be, and other surprising lessons from Europe.
Even though I had spent much of the five years prior to my daughter Annie’s birth delivering babies and marveling at how infinitely varied were the ways in which their mothers responded to them, I was completely unaware of what my own response would be.
Mothers share their thoughts on the mental load of motherhood—and how they survive the 24/7 job called “Mom.”
American households have never been more diverse, more surprising, more baffling. In this special issue of Science Times, Natalie Angier takes stock of our changing definition of family.
History is full of mothers who reached beyond the domestic sphere—courageous women who overcame societal barriers and changed the world for people far beyond their own children.
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